HOUSTON, YOU HAVE A PROBLEM
“It was our own space race.” – Tom Clark, executive vice president of the Metro Denver Economic Development Corp. on a report showing Colorado passing Texas to rank second in the U.S. for private aerospace employment
STEERING FOR THE GREEN
“It makes economic sense and is good for the environment.” – L.G. Chavez Jr., president and chief executive of Burt Automotive Group, which is building a “green” dealership
KNOCK ON WOOD
“It was uncanny how well it went.” – Jim Good of Ball Aerospace on the launch of Longmont-based DigitalGlobe’s WorldView-1 satellite
SHOPPING FRENZY WON’T BE SO FRENZIED
“The average person will be a little more restrained.” – Rosalind Wells, chief economist at the National Retail Federation, on expectations for holiday spending. The group expects holiday sales to rise 4 percent, which would be the slowest increase in holiday spending since 2002.
